Report confirms acceleration of species loss and habitat deteriorationStudy says 50 per cent of freshwaters are polluted, leading to decline in salmon stocksWed May 15 2019 - 11:55
One in three Irish people believe they could not live without WiFi - surveyClose links to online services and mobile phones highlighted in study for BT IrelandWed May 15 2019 - 01:00
A baby born today: The climate and their futureAn ever-depleting natural world has huge implications for the coming generationSat May 11 2019 - 06:00
Ireland goes 25 days without using coal to generate electricityStretch is longest time without using the fuel since all-island power market introduced in 2007Fri May 10 2019 - 20:04
Ireland still needs to use fossil fuels despite climate emergency pledgeFossil fuels are essential part of transition to decarbonisation, says BrutonFri May 10 2019 - 15:44
Republic not among EU states urging remedial climate actionEight coalesce in call for action at future of Europe summit to avert ‘climate breakdown’Wed May 08 2019 - 21:46
Oireachtas committee asked to demand that repairs take place on Fermoy weirDelegation tells the committee that damage to the weir has severely limited ability of anglers, rowers and other groups to use the amenityWed May 08 2019 - 19:14
Irish scientists pinpoint potential new way to tackle inflammationInflammation drives a range of diseases including diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’sTue May 07 2019 - 18:48
Ammonia emissions increase 2 per cent, EPA has saidAgency warns pollutants have implications for air and water quality and human healthTue May 07 2019 - 16:20
UK leads the way on climate change: can Ireland match its ambition?Net-zero emission plan drawn up by UK for 2050 calls for dramatic changeTue May 07 2019 - 12:51
Government must declare ‘climate and biodiversity’ emergencyChildren may have to be taught about life forms ‘in the past tense’, claims SenatorMon May 06 2019 - 19:44
Threat to nature applies to Ireland as much as to AmazonCollapse of nature poses an existential threat to Planet EarthMon May 06 2019 - 17:46
Global loss of plants and animals affecting IrelandHumans responsible for extinction of 680 vertebrate extinctions since 1500Mon May 06 2019 - 15:09
Nature declining at unprecedented rate ‘with grave impacts on people now likely’, report findsScale of this decline ‘eroding foundations of economies, livelihoods, food security’Mon May 06 2019 - 11:54
Ireland only EU country with no policy towards grid-level solarAmarenco chief says delays mean we will not meet renewable energy production targetSun May 05 2019 - 21:59
Up to a million species are at risk of annihilation – UN reportSixth wave of extinction dawns as planet’s life-support systems near danger zoneFri May 03 2019 - 20:47
Five scientists to represent Ireland at Lindau Nobel Laureate MeetingResearch council chooses candidates from variety of areas for conference in GermanyThu May 02 2019 - 21:56
Wicklow council declares ‘biodiversity and climate-change emergency’Councillors took unanimous decision after they were briefed by local students who took part in school strikes for climate actionThu May 02 2019 - 20:44
Massive illegal dump of rubbish in Coillte forests ‘shocking’State forestry agency believes at least 30 trucks left waste over ‘two or three days’Wed May 01 2019 - 19:20
No government plan to transition to decarbonised economy - unions‘Glaring absence of strategy that would help ensure that workers are not abandoned’Wed May 01 2019 - 10:58
‘Just three or four’ in 100 wild salmon return to Irish watersMounting concern at Inland Fisheries Ireland about decline in wild salmon populationTue Apr 30 2019 - 02:00
‘Just three or four’ in 100 wild salmon return to Irish watersMounting concern at Inland Fisheries Ireland about decline in wild salmon populationTue Apr 30 2019 - 01:46
Plastic eaten by plankton may impair oceans’ ability to trap CO2Oceans store up to half of all carbon dioxide produced by mankind in the last 200 yearsTue Apr 30 2019 - 01:00
Irish Rail denies claims of ‘wanton hedgerow destruction’Greens’ Pippa Hackett had said firm engaged in ‘catastrophic’ removal of hedges and treesMon Apr 29 2019 - 14:08
Irish people want to live sustainable lives but don’t know howSign of the Times: We are far from lifestyle overhaul needed to avoid climate breakdownSat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00
€400m upgrade of Ringsend wastewater treatment plant gets planning all-clearTreated sewage effluent is currently discharged into the bay at an outfall in PoolbegFri Apr 26 2019 - 19:18
Dublin City Council’s first urban farm opens at St Anne’s ParkWorking farm gives Dubliners chance to learn about raising animals and growing foodFri Apr 26 2019 - 18:30
Europe is contributing to widespread deforestation in Brazil, say scientistsCoalition urges European Commission to take urgent action in trade negotiationsThu Apr 25 2019 - 19:00
Richard Bruton ‘not engaging’ on climate change issuesMinister defends Government actions during discussion at student conferenceThu Apr 25 2019 - 11:29
‘If everyone recycled one more plastic piece every week, 250 million more would be recycled annually’Repak on the changing landscape when it comes to recycling, reducing and embracing sustainabilityThu Apr 25 2019 - 00:00
Sustainability is not a corporate department – it’s everyone’s jobLiving a truly sustainable life in 21st-century Ireland is impossible but even small actions will have an impactThu Apr 25 2019 - 00:00
Funding of €200,000 for projects enhancing boglands now availablePeatlands scheme aims to encourage local groups to improve bogs in their areasWed Apr 24 2019 - 21:30
Assessment of Irish MEPs’ attitudes to climate actions reveals ‘shocking apathy’Mairead McGuinness rejects CAN study for its ‘limited analysis and quirky labelling’Wed Apr 24 2019 - 18:58
Radical transformation in management of uplands needed – IWTIrish Wildlife Trust says habitats and wildlife devastated through years of annual wildfiresWed Apr 24 2019 - 15:06
Birds of a feather: Two new species discovered by Trinity zoologistsWakatobi white-eye and Wangi-wangi white-eye found by Irish team in IndonesiaWed Apr 24 2019 - 00:01
Ireland must hike up carbon taxes on specific sectors, says IEAInternational Energy Agency wants ‘to get country back on track for long-term targets’Tue Apr 23 2019 - 20:29
ESB plan to combine peat with biomass opposed by environmental groupsGroups say Shannonbridge plan will not reduce carbon emissions in electricity creationTue Apr 23 2019 - 01:30
Concern and Accenture combine in Zambia and MalawiConservation agriculture proving effective among vulnerable African communitiesTue Apr 23 2019 - 01:00
Climate change protest to disrupt ‘business as usual’ on O'Connell Street todayDemonstrations around the world demand governments take action on climate changeThu Apr 18 2019 - 16:21
Food processing firms lead EPA’s ‘name and shame’ listEnvironmental watchdog rebukes five industrial sites for emissions managementThu Apr 18 2019 - 15:58
Social media narrows collective attention span- studyCrisis stems from a ‘fear of missing out’ on social media and 24-hour breaking newsWed Apr 17 2019 - 13:35
Climate recommendations must develop ‘real and lasting strategy’Coalition of environmental organisations have ‘warmly welcomed’ new report measuresTue Apr 16 2019 - 22:03
Climate change: ‘PAC’ for climate change proposedReport calls for laws to set more ambitious climate and renewable electricity targetsTue Apr 16 2019 - 17:07
Harmful lead piping mainly in houses built before 1980Irish Water to spend €370m in next decade on 180,000 homes believed to be affectedTue Apr 16 2019 - 00:48
Oireachtas support for increased carbon taxes ‘ill-judged’People Before Profit says there was every risk carbon taxes would become the only tool deployed to address carbon emissionsMon Apr 15 2019 - 20:51
Ireland’s climate change plan ‘way off track’ in meeting targetsEU’s climate action group says national plan ‘does not demonstrate high ambition’Mon Apr 15 2019 - 01:00
Guinness removes plastic packaging from beer packsDiageo says change is equal to removing 40 million 50cl plastic bottles from the worldMon Apr 15 2019 - 01:00
Dublin has sufficient waste heat to meet its needs, forum hearsDistrict heating is viable, low-carbon solution to match most of Ireland’s energy demandsFri Apr 12 2019 - 17:20
Twelve researchers each receive €1m State funding for new projectsTopics range from breast cancer treatment to 3D-printed batteries and cultural mappingFri Apr 12 2019 - 16:41
Idea of carbon tax on aviation ‘nonsense’, says Michael O’LearyO’Leary dismissed trend of veganism in an interview with the Farmer’s JournalThu Apr 11 2019 - 22:01
